'From Older Words Comes New Theatre Music'
A Celebration of the Art of Theatrical Composition,
The Tim
Williams Award Scheme is in memory of
the London Shakespeare Workout's (LSW)
late Musical Director, Tim Williams

To LISTEN to the Christopher Hamilton's composition
BURN performed by the glorious Diane Pilkingtonin a live podcast from
Musical Talk
please click HERE

(please scroll down to the end to LISTEN to a further thirteen songs in a 3rd Tim Williams Awards Musical
Sampling.
Additionally to hear highlights from the 2nd TWA programme READINESS IS ALL
please cluckHERE)

(Please scroll down to the end to LISTEN to a further thirteen songs in a 3rd Tim Williams Awards Musical
Sampling.
To hear highlights from the 2nd TWA programme READINESS IS ALL please cluckHERE)

THIRD TIM WILLIAMS AWARD FOR ORIGINAL
LYRIC
INSPIRED BY A CLASSICAL / ESTABLISHED SOURCE

Blanche Girouard
after George Bernard Shaw

for
HORSEY

To LISTEN to Peter Coyte's composition of Ms. Girouard's lyric
HORSEY
as performed by the wonderful Helen Goldwynin the live
Musical Talk podcast
please click HERE.
Ms. Girouard took her inspiration
from the Shaw' s character Hesoine Hushabye in his masterwork 'HEARTBREAK HOUSE;
one who
knows all too well that "there are only two classes in good society in England:
the 'Equestrian' classes and the 'Neurotic' classes".

We were honoured that the
3rd Tim Williams Award for Original Lyric as Inspired by a Classical /
Established Source
was so graciously presented by the Olivier Award winning actress, SARA KESTELMAN

(Please
click on each title. Each song is introduced with its title, composer,
lyricist, originating performer, dramatic scenario
& suggested musical style - exactly as originally presented to the participating
TWA composer)

Should you wish to hear the
ENTIRE performance of OUT OF THE PIANO (from opening to close)
it can be heard HERE.

(There was a brief interruption in the performance of this song when the
production booth began to play
a recorded track of the music leaving the composer to compete with himself.
As this led to much merriment
the interruption has been left in for your enjoyment, following which, however,
the song can be heard in its full glory.).

“LSW performs with a power
and an intensity that is all too rarely seen on
today’s stages …. We were treated to
electrifying performances, up close and
personal. …. There can be no question but that
these performances made an indelible mark on
every one of its audience members.” METRO

The evening performance of OUT OF THE
PIANO was
recorded live in preparation for a Musical Talk Podcast
For the full broadcast please click
HERE.